COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou center Mabor Majak became the first Tiger men’s basketball player to enter the transfer portal, following the 2023-24 season, on Tuesday. The 7-foot-2 senior has been with head coach Dennis Gates for his entire career, stretching back to his freshman season at Cleveland State in 2020-21. Majak spent two seasons in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team isn’t sugarcoating the rough weekend it faced in a Top-11 clash against Tennessee. The Tigers got swept by the Volunteers, however, head coach Larissa Anderson said it’s a good experience for her team to have this early in a season. “We were exposed,” Anderson said. “We were exposed,
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March 19th marks the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. This is also known as the spring or vernal equinox. This marks the first day astronomical spring falling 18 days behind meteorological spring. Seasons occur for everyone across the entirety of the earth due to its 23.5 degree tilt on its axis. Depending
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Jefferson City is working to improve transparency for its residents, according to information on the city government website.
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear with lows in the upper 30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and cooler with highs in the mid-50s. EXTENDED: Temperatures will be about 10 degrees warmer overnight as we remain in the upper 30s, but tomorrow is cooler in the 50s with sunshine behind a cold front. We’ll see a few
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The suspended sheriff of Callaway County has permanently lost his license to be a law enforcement officer.
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TODAY: Afternoon highs increase into the mid-60s with winds racing out of the southwest at 12-18 mph with gusts up to 30 mph possible. Skies remain sunny thanks to a high pressure system back to the west. Pollen counts remain moderate this afternoon. TONIGHT: Winds will shift from the north tonight as a cold front
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The family of Riley Strain, a 22-year-old University of Missouri student who went missing March 8 on a fraternity trip to Nashville, will speak at a news conference Tuesday afternoon.
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TODAY: Tuesday is a warm, windy, and dry day. With winds from the southwest to west sustained between 10-20 mph, gusting to 30+ mph at times, we’ll be warm. Temperatures will soar into the mid 60s after starting in the 20s. This also prompts an enhanced fire risk. Burning is strongly discouraged today. TONIGHT: Winds
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ten days after MU student Riley Strain went missing, University of Missouri students continue to reflect. MU senior Jack Copeland said the situation has been eye-opening for him, especially knowing Strain’s disappearance comes after he was in a large group. “I guess it’s been eye-opening in the way that this can happen
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council unanimously voted to move forward with the development and naming of the Orr Street Park property after holding a public hearing on Monday. The council authorized the construction of the park and approved “North Village Park” as the official park name. Master-PlanDownload The overall response from residents who
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, March 18, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS SOCCER Ozark (1) Rock Bridge (2) FINAL Smith-Cotton (3) Marshall (1) FINAL Laquey (0) Osage (2) FINAL California (0) Mexico (5) FINAL Owensville (0) Pacific (7) FINAL Blair Oaks (2)
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold with lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and windy with low humidity. Avoid open burning with increased fire weather conditions. EXTENDED: Gusty southwest winds will help us get back into the 60s tomorrow as sunshine continues. That said, we’ll see an upped fire danger with
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Temperatures this past Sunday night bottomed out at 24 degrees for the city of Columbia. If you have taken a stroll through most wooded areas around Mid-Missouri, you probably noticed a short period of flowers blooming. This early on-sent of pre mature blooming and budding has put plants at risk of damages from these cooler
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) After three seasons and two Final Four appearances, the Jefferson City School District said that boys basketball coach Josh Buffington has stepped down from his position. The news comes less than a week after the Jeff City boys played in the Class 5 state championship game, ending up as the state
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — US health officials are warning doctors about the dramatic rise in measles cases around the world, and advising families traveling to a measles-affected country to get babies as young as 6 months vaccinated before they go. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert to
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Today: Afternoon highs climb into the lower 40s as winds continue out of the northwest at 10-15 mph. Skies remain mostly sunny throughout the day. TONIGHT: High pressure to our south overnight might keep just enough of a clear and calm influence for temperatures to fall into the mid-20s again. EXTENDED: Temperatures will warm dramatically
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Police in Nashville, Tennessee, have released video of the last known encounter with missing University of Missouri student Riley Strain.
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Columbia residents might have noticed a large pile of debris along eastbound Interstate 70 Monday morning as Missouri Department of Transportation crews worked to clear a homeless camp.
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TODAY: Monday is the coolest day this week, with temperatures struggling to reach 40s this afternoon. This cool air is part of a pool of cold air that will soon translate eastward, allowing for warmer air to spill in from the northern plains. We’ll be partly cloudy this morning, with more sunshine this afternoon. Winds
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